| Regional Training Centres | Johor Bahru | Johor Bahru (Mandarin track) | Kota Kinabalu | Kuching | Singapore |
| Dates | 13 January 2019 (Sunday) | 13 January 2019 (Sunday) |
19 January 2019 (Saturday) |
13 January 2019 (Sunday) |
12 January 2019 (Saturday) |
| Venue | Trove Hotel, Jln Dato Abdullah Tahir, JB | Trove Hotel, Jln Dato Abdullah Tahir, JB | Zara Boutique Hotel, Harbour City, Jln Coastal, Harbour City, KK | Chemsain, 172 Jln Rock, Kuching | NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House, 9 Kent Ridge Dr, Singapore |
| Host Club | RC Puteri Lagoon | RC Puteri Lagoon | RC Luyang | RC Kuching South | RC Suntec City |
| Organising Chair | PP Jimmy Leong | PP Jimmy Leong | PP Kenneth Tan | PP Regina Lee | PP Joanne Kam |
It is customary and mandatory for President-elects (PEs) to attend training before taking office. As the PEs come from all over the District that stretches across 3 countries, PETS-1 programme is conducted in four different regional training centres.
PETS-1 is a 1-day training programme that provides PEs with and basic understanding of Rotary from three important pillars that will help PEs to run their clubs meaningfully and effectively. PETS-1 showcases basic principles and applications.
The 3 important pillars are described in the modules, namely:
| Time | Session | Programme |
| 0800 – 0830 | Registration (name tags, PEs & others learning materials pack, etc) |
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| 0830 – 0845 | Preliminaries (Welcome Address & Introduction by Organising Chair, Administrative matters) | |
| 0845 - 0900 | Introduction of participating PEs | |
| 0900 - 0930 | 1 | 1-1: Culture Module - Conducting a Culture Survey |
| 0930 – 1030 | 2 | 1-2: Culture Module - Introduction to Culture |
| 1030 – 1045 | Tea / Coffee break | |
| 1045 – 1215 | 3 | 2-1: Rotary Matters Module - Rotary Basics |
| 1215 – 1315 | Lunch | |
| 1315 – 1415 | 4 | 2-2: Rotary Matters Module - Values & Principles |
| 1415 – 1545 | 5 | 3-1: Leadership Module – Leadership: Principles & Applications |
| 1545 – 1600 | Tea / Coffee break | |
| 1600 – 1700 | 6 | 3-2: Leadership Module - Strategic Planning |
| 1700 – 1715 | Closing (Feedback form, closing remarks, group photo) |
PETS programme is conceived and designed by professional trainers from District 3310. The purpose of a defined, constructed training programme is to provide a consistent framework for learning by PEs who come from 3 different countries and from diverse club environment and culture. While some clubs are from cosmopolitan cities in the District, many are from smaller townships and communities.
PETS is designed with PETS-1 and PETS-2. PETS-1 is a 1-day training programme that provides basic understanding of Rotary from 3 modules (the pillars of learning). These modules are Culture, Rotary Matters and Leadership.
PETS-2 is a 1.5-day training programme that extends the learning from PETS-1. PEs are introduced to the more functional and operational aspects of Rotary so that they can learn to implement their plans when they take over as Presidents of their clubs.